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krobylos

krobylos noun: an ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers.

Noun

krobylos (plural krobyloi)

  1. (historical) An ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers.

Forms of krobylos

pluralkrobyloi

Origin of krobylos

From Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

Questions about krobylos

What does krobylos mean?
Krobylos means an ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers.
What part of speech is krobylos?
Krobylos is a noun.
What is the plural of krobylos?
The plural of krobylos is krobyloi.

Words near krobylos in the dictionary

  1. Kroatians
  2. Kroats
  3. Krob
  4. Krobs
  5. krobyloi
  6. krobylos
  7. Kroc
  8. Krock
  9. Krocks
  10. Kroeber
  11. Kroeberian

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